Hand seed-planter.



PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906. T. J. BANKS.

HAND SEED PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1,1906.

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HAND SEED'PLANTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNBl, 1906.

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THOMAS BANKS, GREENVILLE, MlOHIGAN.

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Specification of- Letters Patent.

Eatented Nov. is, race.

Application filed June 1, 906. serial No. 819F180.

To all! whom, may concern.-

Be it known that L'Tnonas J. BANKS, a

'citizen of the United. States, residing at Grcenvillc, in the county of Montcalm and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Hand .Seed- Planters, of which the following is a sp collie-ation. I

My invention pertains to improvements in what 'may be termed hand-actuated seeddrills Its object is to provide for readily and effectively performing the drilling operation, as in sowing or dropping the seed, to effect the ready adjustment of the seed-dropping mechanism to regulate of control the quantity of seed dropped at each actuation of such mechanism, and carry out these ,ends

I in a simple, economic, and effective manner.

Said invention consists of certain features, substantially as hereinafter frilly disclosed, and specifically pointed out by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section produced about-in the line of the axis of the dropper proper. Fig. at is a horizontal sectiontalren through the seed rcceptaclepr hopper above the drop per proper viewing from above, the latter having its seed receiving or containing cavity or cell positioned as when being filled. Fig. 5 is a broken detached perspective view more especially of the foot actuated seed-releasing device. Pg. 6 is a vertical section produced through the same device, the valve being retained in open position by the action of a cam-lever. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are detail views of a modification of the seed-cell-adjusting mechanism.

In carrying out my invention I suitably secure in posit-ion'upon a convenient form of support or standard 1 .a receptacle or ho per 2 for, holding or carrying the seed for ropping or drilling into the ground previously prepared for that purpose. Said supporting-standard has projecting from its rear, at its upper end, a fixed peg or finger-piece (L for readily liftin or carrying the device when not in actua use.

A droppin wheel or drum or the dropper proper, 3, is hung or journaled in a suitable casting or bracket 42, fastened to said stand ard, so. t a segment of said wheel or drum may e upward through the bottom of the hopp 2, with its seed-containing cavity ception of the seed therein.

dropper has, also a segment or surface standing in the plane 0 the supporting standard or member 1, and the latter has in its front side a lon itudinal roove or channel 6, extending toward its lower end for receiving the seed dropped or dumped from said wheel and delivering the same below. Said drum or wheel has arranged or housed therein a movable or adjustable section or or ,cell 5 opening into said hopper for the re- Said wheel or portion of its memberb, bent 'or adapted to extend inward near one end to form one end wall of the cavity or cell 5 and still further extended after being thus bent to form the bottom of'- site direction for a portion of its length un' der the rim of said drum or wheel and has a spring clasp or detent 7 extending out through an elongated slot 8, formed in said Wheel-rim, and has engagement with any one of a number of notches 9 in one of its longitudinal edges, whereby by suitably actuating said claslp or detent it may be ad usted to requisite y move and retain said section or memher as desiredfor the purpose aforesaid. v

Arranged within the receptacle 2, so as to suitably engage. the periphery of the wheel or drum 3 for removing surplus seed from its cavity or cell, is a brush or scraper 0, having its carrying or sus ending portion or member d longitudinally s otted, as at e, and adjust able in position thereby and by asset or holde ing screw passing through the slot e and entering the sup ort or standard 1 for compen: sating wear 0 the brush in its more or'iess frictional contact with the dropping-Wheel.

A movable handled bar 10 is arranged parallel with and alongside of the stai'idard or support 1, it passing through a keeper i-l:

near its lower end, fastened to said support and l'iaving an elongated vertical slot 12 receiving a headed and Washer-equipped bolt, or stud 13, pro ectrng from said support near its opposite end for its guidance and rstene tionin position, so asto be readily moved,

when suitably actuated. The randled ha or, part '10 is provided with a ,to'othedi adapted to engage andactuate a corresponding toothed sector 15, fixed to the axis of the dr-imi or wheel 3 for suitably onerating'thc latter by actuating 'said hand ed bar, the

hit-oral 1 r t ll-i and. into WlHC i chute or shoe the channel or grom'e in so standard delivers the seed dropped. or lilisclmrged thereinto by the dropnngsvhoel 3 for the final delivery of the seed to the ground into hills. Feidchute or shoe having; its extreme lower ed suitably bevcled or tapered to enable it to readily enter the ground, e'ljustsbly applied orcon nected to rear surface lo regulate its depth of. penetration a gage or stop 17, such conu clion be" ted by av nut-equipped bolt; 8, proj 1g from said surface of the chute or shoe end passing through a vertical slot 19 in sale llung or pivoted in the other upon side said shoe or cliutc botvrcen downws. tapered or inclined leugcs 20 or SiLlCl chute is a spring-- pressed plate or valve 21 for the proper delivery oi the seed received thercinto us aforel as will be presently clearly ox- The hinged or pivotal connection old valve or plate and said chute or clcd, preferably, by curving lug formed th. the top edge of said plelc or valve, over a pivot bolt or rod through. UpPOSG-(l apertures 24, produced in the lateral flanges 20 of said chute or shoe through its upper forward corner eclg A pedal-like lever 2.5, preferably having; )IHQWlN Llrecur ved outline and a plate 26, suitably secured to its outer end, is lined about centrally to the forward surface of the plate or valve 1'] for its suitable and convenient actmrtion by the application of the foot to the under side of the outer plateequippecl end. of sold lever. Said lever is suitably braced in position by lateral diagonal rods or braces 27, suitably connected laterally preferably to a common cross pin or bolt 28, passing through said lever, and to the pivot .olt or rod 23, as shown. The sp1i11g-1-"cssui'e exerted upon the plate or valve :2] to hold it normally closed is effected by means of c pruccically semi elliptic platespring 29, adopted to deliver its cction upon said plate and. having its ends received in 3})- ertured imvMilly-projecting lugs upon for- W rd edges of the la tore]. flanges 20.

phi hctv. eon shoe is A second valve member 31 in the form. of a narrow plate has suitable pivotal connection with the upper portions of the flanges 20,

preferably by means of the laterally-extend as the latter dropped into said. chute shoe, as above noted. Said jointed connection comprises two lugs 33 345i, fixed to said plates-or valves 21 3'1, respectively, at suitable points thereon and looselv-conuected together and working one into the other for the purpose aforesaid under the action of the common spring 29.

A manually-actuated lever 35, preferably right-angled in. outline and suitably fulcrumed upon the pivot-rod 32 and having one arm extending under the valve member 33., has its other arm standing outward, so to permit:- iis being: conveniently gmsped, and by suitably actuating v; ich said valve member may be moved, together with the valve 21. into open position and be thus temporerily held When required, the outward-standing arm or handle of said lever being itself remined in position by resting against, the

standard 1.

lo the modification as suggested by Fig. '7 is a dropping wheel. or drum 36, with so arcuete spring section or member arranged to move between outer and. inner circumfen eu'tiol Walls of the drum, and which section or member. as in the form aforesaid, is adapted to form evariable cavity or cell for the drum or wheel, also has a detent or stud 40, spring-pressednormally into engagement with any required notch of the series 41, indenting a longitudinal edge-oi & slot 42, arranged about in the center of pc'iphory of said drum.

1. A device of the chemcterdescribed, eruploying a chuteapplied to the bottom end of a seed-carrying receptacle and comprising a, fixed member and a pivoted member hung at its 11 per edge between lateral portions ofsaid iXed member at its corrsponding upper edge, and spring retained m engagement with said fixedmeniher and a pedal-like lever for actuating said pix oted member, 25 springpressed valve-plate loosely connected or ointed to said pivoted momber, with its bottom edge effective for engagement with said pivoted chute member toform a, supplementel bottom tosaid chute.

3; A device of the character described, om- .ploying a. chute applied to the seedreceptcole cerrymg member comprising a fixed mem 'bcr and-s pivotedmembor hung between lat- 'ercl; pontlonsofi said fixed member, aspringpressed valvemember edaptedto formasu In testimony whereof I have signed my plemental bottom/in said chute, and loose yname to this specification in the presence of 7 connected or jointed to said pivoted member, tw o subscribing witnesses and a manually-actuated angular lever hav- THOMAS J. BANKS. ing one arm arranged under one of said chute Witnesses: members and the other arm adapted to serve S. BOOTH,

as a handle therefor. CARRIE BOOTH; I 

